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The Return of Suede: Why Britpop's Most Theatrical Band Matters Again So you've found yourself searching for Suede's new album Antidepressants , which dropped on September 5th, 2025. Welcome to the club of people rediscovering one of Britain's most gloriously dramatic bands – or perhaps discovering them for the first time. Either way, you're in for a treat that involves more theatrical posturing than a Shakespeare revival and more guyliner than a My Chemical Romance reunion tour. Who Are Suede, Anyway? Suede emerged in the early 1990s as part of the Britpop  sound, though they always felt like the weird, artsy cousin at the family gathering. While Oasis was busy picking fights and Blur was getting intellectual, Suede was off in the corner writing songs about beautiful losers and sexual ambiguity, with frontman Brett Anderson striking poses that would make David Bowie nod approvingly, perhaps. The Britpop Paradox: From Raves to Guitar Ja...